Women's Volleyball

Garrison Named First Team Academic All-American

Dec 14, 2011

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Senior setter
Anna Garrison (LaVergne, Tenn./LaVergne) of
the University of Montevallo volleyball team was named to the
Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Volleyball First
Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Garrison becomes the first female student-athlete from the
University of Montevallo to be named a First Team Academic
All-American and just the second student-athlete in school history
to receive the honor. Garrison joins UM Hall of Fame member and
former baseball player Tony Cappola (1997-00) as
the only First Team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in school
history.

Garrison has a 4.00 GPA in communication studies. She led the
Falcons in assists and had 14 double-doubles this past season. Last
season she was named AVCA All-Southeast Region, PBC All-Conference
First Team, PBC Co-Setter of the Year, First Team Academic
All-District, PBC All-Academic Team and PBC Specialist of the Week
five times. She was also awarded an academic achievement award by
the Division II Athletic Directors Association and named a Gold
Scholar on the PBC Honor Roll. Her sophomore year she was named
Second Team Academic All-District, First Team All-Academic by the
PBC, Second-Team All-PBC and was PBC Specialist of the Week three
times. She was also named a Gold Scholar on the PBC Presidential
Honor Roll.

Garrison becomes just the fourth student-athlete at UM to be
named CoSIDA Academic All-American. Cappola was named First Team in
2000, UM Hall of Famer and women’s soccer star
Adrianne Peters (1999-02) was named Second Team in
2001 and Third Team in 2002 while women’s soccer goalkeeper
Corey Gros (2005-08) was named Third Team in
2008.